Wanted to share the books I had the opportunity to read (and the ones I am finishing up, Lord willing this December). Not writing reviews on any of them at this point, but I will give you my opinion in one or two words (you read that right, two words, not sentences). Happy reading!

In no particular order:

1. Slaying Leviathan: Limited Government and Resistance in the Christian Tradition by Glenn Sunshine (Great, timely)

2. By What Standard: God's World, God's Rules Edited by Jared Longshore (Great, needed)

3. Live Not By Lies: A Manuel for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher (Great)

4. A Treatise on the Plague by Theodore Beza (Balanced)

5. Mother Kirk: Essays on Church Life by Douglas Wilson (Great, Practical)

6. Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA by Amaryllis Fox (Fun)

7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkein (Excellent, timeless)

8. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein (Excellent, timeless)

9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkein (Excellent, faith-building)

10. The Light Princess by George Macdonald (Good)

11. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Suffers by Dane Ortlund (worthwhile)

12. Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ by John Bunyan (excellent, comforting)

13. The Trinitarian Devotion of John Owen by Sinclair Ferguson (good)

14. The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success by Rodney Stark (good)

15. Exactly As You Are: The Life and Faith of Mister Rogers by Shea Tuttle (ok, bad)

16. Orthodoxy G.K. Chesterton (good)

17. The Care of Souls by Harold Senkbeil (good)

18. Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age by Tony Reinke (good, helpful)

19. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson (worthwhile)

20. The Work of the Pastor by William Still (excellent)

21. Anticipating God’s Rest by Michael Seewald (good)

22. Life Together by Deitrich Bonhoeffer (worthwhile)

23. All Hallow’s Eve by Charles Williams (ok, overhyped)

24. Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches by Russell Moore (good)

25. Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport (ok, practical)

Reading for December:

Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis

The Temple by George Herbert